Public engagement and social science /
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Policy Press,
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Publisher Address: | Bristol ; Chicago, IL : |
Publication Dates: | [2014] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Item Description: | " ... based upon a series of café shop talks entitled Social Science in the City that have been taking place in Bristol since 2010"--Page viii. |
Carrier Form: | x, 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781447306863 (hardback) : 1447306864 |
Index Number: | HT133 |
CLC: | C912.81-156.1 |
Call Number: | C912.81-156.1/P976 |
Contents: |
Part one: The meaning of public engagement -- Café scientifique and the art of engaging publics / Social Science in the City; reflections on public engagement / Part two: Ppublic engagement in practice -- "Grab and go": some sociological musings on the 2011 "disturbances" / 1976--the moral necessity of austerity / The Occupy movement / "Brave new world": how will the government respond to the social care challenge of an ageing population? / Road wars: contesting paradigms of road safety, public space and well-being / Restorative justice, community action and public protection / Chew 'em up or throw 'em up! Disorganised responses to interpersonal(ity) disorder and social disease / Resilience / Part three: Applying Social Science in the City and beyond -- Social science and severely troubled children--working in partnership, working in and on relationship / The professional impace of Social Science and the City / Sharing worlds: managing complex community relationships in challenging times / Talking about personal experience and its relationship to social inequality across the generations / Social research, community engagement and learning through partnerships: a collaborative project / A student's reflections on engaging in social science -- Conclusions: Managing public engagement / |